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ahh that might be the solution how would we do that

Device manager >display adapter to find your device and uninstall it. 

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i installed a 7870 for my friend and when ever he goes into a game his pc will freeze and he will have to manually turn it off by holding the power button. i have installed the correct drivers for the card.

 

he has an 8350

MSI 970A-G46

8 bg of ram 

windows legit 

and a 1tb hdd

 

any help will be appreciated

 

main rig: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/GFvH7P

next upgrades. h440 . 8320.  possible liquid cooling AIO

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what about power supply?

| CPU: i7 3770k | MOTHERBOARD: MSI Z77A-G45 Gaming | GPU: GTX 770 | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Trident X | PSU: XFX PRO 1050w | STORAGE: SSD 120GB PQI +  6TB HDD | COOLER: Thermaltake: Water 2.0 | CASE: Cooler Master: HAF 912 Plus |

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Overclock?

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The G46 has had issues with 8 core cpus. 

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it was fine with his old gpu

Did you uninstall the old drivers?

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fresh of the and site.

I don't mean install--I meant uninstall the old drivers.

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ahh that might be the solution how would we do that

Device manager >display adapter to find your device and uninstall it. 

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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he just reinstalled the os but this probs would have worked

Lol, reinstalling almost always works. 

You know why I don't say always? Dem Autodesk Maya fatal errors.

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It's not always enough to uninstall like that. Go download a driver sweeper, then run it in Safe Mode.

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